Martha Stewart takes 10% pay cut

New York -- Martha Stewart has agreed to reduce her annual base salary by $200,000 to $1.8 million.



Stewart, founder and chairwoman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., also gave the green light to allow the company to reduce her annual licensing fee by $300,000 to $1.7 million, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday.



The cuts, according to company executives, are “consistent with their plan to return ... to profitability.”



MSLO reported a net loss of $3.27 million for the first quarter ended March 31.